Philanthropy Manager – Safe Childhoods Initiative

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Conduct research on foundations, family offices, high-net-worth individuals, and other philanthropic entities.

• Prepare succinct donor briefs, background notes, meeting preparation documents, and various research outputs.

• Develop and sustain insight into donor interests, giving patterns, decision-making frameworks, key contacts, and relationship histories.

• Keep meticulous internal records of donor interactions, including meeting notes, follow-up actions, and next steps.

• Oversee Safe Childhoods’ donor pipeline, relationship documentation, and prospect tracking systems.

• Assist in the responsible use and careful handling of sensitive or confidential donor information.

• Collaborate with Purposeful Ventures to facilitate efficient processing and stewardship of contributions.

• Monitor and prioritize donor follow-up, ownership assignments, next steps, and progress tracking.

• Aid Philanthropy Directors and the broader team in strategizing donor engagement initiatives.

• Assist in preparing for donor meetings and events.

• Support post-meeting and event correspondence and material preparation.

⛳️ Requirements

• A strong passion for fostering a just society where all children and young people can thrive.

• Proven ability to take ownership of responsibilities and demonstrate a strong work ethic.

• Excellent operational judgment and outstanding organizational skills.

• Comfortable navigating finance, governance, HR, contracts, and team coordination.

• Practical, discreet, and composed under pressure.

• Capable of managing multiple moving components, setting priorities, and ensuring follow-through on actions.

• Eligibility to work in the UK.

• Familiarity with planning, governance, budgeting, contracting, HR, compliance, and risk management.

• Understanding of effective governance and internal coordination practices.

• Demonstrated experience in managing or coordinating operational systems and processes across various organizational areas.

• Experience supporting governance meetings, planning cycles, budgets, contracts, or organizational reporting.

• History of working closely with senior leadership and coordinating priorities and follow-ups.

• Exceptional organizational and time management abilities.

• Ability to be pragmatic and adaptive, exercising sound judgment.

• Tenacious problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal capabilities.

• Commitment to implementing and refining systems and processes.

• Ability to uphold confidentiality and exercise discretion.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work environment.

• Full-time schedule of 37.5 hours per week.

• Fixed-term contract lasting until December 2029.

• Interview process conducted through MS Teams.